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VN Ren'Py Abandoned A Long Summer [v0.04] [Ardanos]

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HeroHate

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What I played has not sold me sadly, lots of tedious dialogue, little action of any kind. Early I guess though.
 

L7Bear

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Most of what I have to say can be summed up in Elmore Leonard's 10th rule of writing:
Leave out the parts readers tend to skip.

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From the amount of work and beautiful renders, I can tell that someone is putting a lot of love into this game.
From the hints about the future in the genre tag it looks like it will go somewhere very interesting.

I really really hope this becomes a good & even an amazing game.

note: There might be a desire to go back and fix the opening now, but I strongly recommend to just push forward and let the game and characters develop. Maybe in a few months when the people playing have an idea where the game is going the Dev can go back and fix the opening.
 
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Amahl Farouk

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Nice story so far, but ouch getting kicked out of it halfway through a day was a bit rough. If you wouldn't mind a bit of advice, end an update at the end of a day when she goes to bed, hopefully not alone! It is nice when an update ends at a logical place. I know it is a visual Novel, but a few well chosen words are always better than a wall of text. It is a bit like packing a ruck sack for a long journey, pack it, then take everything out and remove half, then repack it. Wait a bit and remove all the stuff and then half it again, what you end up in your rucksack is what you really need to carry with you
 
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Trasher2018

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I agree, that some dialog felt unnecessary long, but because we have solid English and only a few typos, I dont mind that much. And I dont have any problems with a slow start or build up.

I just hope that the teased LIs i saw will be a thing ... e.g. the dad of her BFF or her brother? ;)

And I really am interested how big the branching can be. Some kind of GGGB style? - not in complexity but in range. So is there a pure path and a really dark one (incl. drugs and stuff) and something in between? Or will we only nudge her a bit to one side or another?

All in all this is a nice looking game with a lot of potential :)
 

Creeping Death

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News about version 0.03

Hello everybody,

Sorry for the long silence. I had a few chaotic days at my day job at the start of the month. On top of that, I was sick last week. But now everything is back to normal.

And of course I started to develop version 0.03 of “A long Summer” and plan to release it at the end of the month. Because of those circumstances, it may be a bit shorter than last month's release. I apologize in advance for that and will try to make it up next month where I will have more time for development.

Also, I would like to welcome my new Patrons and thank you all for your support.

I hope you have a nice day
Ardanos
 

Windjammer

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The renders are very impressive, and the characters look great. All those outdoor renders with a lot of props and characters take a lot of time to set up and render. Great job on that part.
The story is taking a bit of time to get started. I hope there won't be too many more university speeches to listen to.
 
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afterlights

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I hope the brunette in the white tank top doesn't stay as a background character. She's visually interesting every time she appears. Maybe seen in the showers, hopefully.
 

Creeping Death

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nobody?
10$ tier, nothing I consider for a new game and developer. If there is constant quality ouput without excuses (speaking in general not an accusation against this dev) and the pacing of the story is good, with all the incest variants, then I will consider to pay 120$ a year :) But curious what is to see on the picture I am too :)
 
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